January 1 TCP/IP

On January 1, 1983, 400 computers on ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet, hooked up to each other using Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

Twenty-five years later, TCP/IP powers the modern Internet. Google marks this important anniversary with a very special Google Doodle.

January 1 TCP/IP

The confetti at the bottom forms the words SYN SYN/ACK ACK — synchronize, synchronize/acknowledge, acknowledge — the three-way handshake of a TCP/IP connection.

Twenty-five years after that first historic handshake, the world is connected. May 2008 bring you even more heartfelt handshakes and meaningful connections.

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January 2, 2008 | Filed Under History, Networking 

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  1. Steal This Film II on January 2nd, 2008 10:19 pm

    [...] Steal This Film (2006) was revolutionary in that it was the first documentary about filesharing not made by some offline media outfit looking to protect its own outdated business model. The sequel, Steal This Film II, goes even further with historical analogies and contemporary examples of how “piracy” is nothing more than a fiction created by whiners losing control of information in the face of technological advances. This film is well-timed, released days before the 25th anniversary of ARPANET’s historic switch to TCP/IP. [...]

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